About Me: This picture does say a lot about me: One with nature, on a trek, with my Canon 400D and a guitar close by (nope, you can’t see it, but it’s close by)
About my Hobbies:
Music – I consider myself a ‘semi-professional’ musician…I gig on keyboard or bass guitar. 
Music has been around since I was a kid, and is going to continue to nurture me.
Photography: Photography became a passion, thanks to a buddy who mentioned what a digital SLR is. An expensive hobby, which is going to make my grandkids go ‘Pa’s pics are the best!’
Trekking: So here’s the deal…every Sunday morning, you have a few people who get up at 5:30 in the morning and go trekking in some part of Bombay or the vicinity. That’s right, 5:30 on a Sunday morning. I used to shake my head and wonder. Until after a diwali vacation a few seasons back, where I was feeling so relaxed simply by being in a place where you don’t hear any car horns, where there are no Pepsi ads. So I joined them. And now, I’m one of them.
Other Places you’ll find me online:
Cal,
Great job with the blog! I had no idea your trip was so extensive. And am glad to hear you’re trekking regularly these days. Monsoons are the best, as long as you avoid South India which is full of leeches in the rainy weather!
Cheers and I’ll see you in December.
Gillian
Thanks! This is new ground for me, but glad that it’s initial look is coming out good. Incidently, i can’t wait to do a S. India trip
hi calvin
this is a friend of pawan (niki). loved the photos of your recent trip. i am a learner on photography, and am currently using canon 350D. i wanted to know, which lense did you use on the trip. i have the basic 28-40mm lense, and was planning to buy another one..
cheers!
aparna
Hey Calvin,
Been a big fan your clicks since I saw them among Picasa’s random pics. I wanted to ask you in detail about your trip to Ladakh since I might be going there sometime soon myself. I looked for your email address at several places, but couldn’t find it. It’d be great if you could shoot me an email or give your email address, so I could follow up. Thanks.
Cheers,
Arvind
Hey Calvin,
This is with reference to your ad posted on JJ Mehta. I really would like to have your Canon EOS 300. I’ve been wanting to purse photography as hobby for quite sometime now but someway or the other I haven’t been able to purchase a camera for myself. My resolution this year is to fulfill this dream of mine. Would really appreciate if I can get that camera for free.
Hope to hear from you.
Many Thanks,
Gautam Parvi
to strt wid..i hv not come across a pic of pangong tso lik tht..mind blowing job on tht one! i need to kno hw u managed a trip to ladakh al by urself…coz i wanna do tht too..:D. Wud b nice if u cud share sme more info abt d group(organisers) u went along wid…n neother info u feel wud b useful. Cheers!
i can see u are a great man, u’ ve develop the passion in you